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east bay after a gas leak scare. pg&e is taking heat for poor communications. three people hit and killed with drivers fleeing the scene. a search for dangerous drivers in three different cities. >> live, kron4 news at 9:00 a.m.. >> an earthquake in the east bay to tell you about. a magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck if, centered around 6 mi. east of oakland. just minutes after that, a smaller earthquake off the coast. 2.3 magnitude cent at 6 mi. west northwest of daily city. so far there are no reports of injury or damage. >> president barack obama is in the. tonight. air force one landed in mt. your raft
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5:30 a.m.. he is scheduled to attend a few fund raising events and appear at a town hall meeting tomorrow. >> the president will be staying here at the fairmont hotel. the secret service is already in position. most of the streets leading to the hotel have been blocked off since 1:00 p.m.. pedestrians will no longer be allowed to step inside. >> air force one landed at moffett federal air field sunday afternoon as dozens of people waited to catch a glimpse of the president. the president shook hands with city officials before making his way to two different campaigning events in the bay area. the first stop was at his home. guests paid $2,500 per ticket to attend this private event
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or 7500 to take a picture of what the president. the second fund-raiser was a private dinner tickets were $35,000 per plate at the home of the facebook seat 00. police blocked streets at the fairmont hotel. on monday the president will be here, at the computer history museum. linkedin is presenting a town hall meeting starting at 11:00 a.m.. if the focus is putting america back to work. after monday's event the president is headed to seven california from for fund-raising events in san diego and los angeles. >> stay with kron4 for live coverage of president obama is bay area visit.
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among miscommunication with piccinni causes an evacuation. >> this is was scared an entire community, natural gas escaping into the atmosphere. >> the sound and smell alerted hundreds of neighbors. firefighters saw this and thought that it was a major gasoline. contra costa county firefighters and police evacuated eight churches full of people, and golf course and about 50 homes. many of a neighbor's voluntarily took off. >> will grab everything it took off. it is distilled-- it is the fear factor.
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>> piccinni were trying to empty a gas pipe so that it could be replaced. they said they did notify nearby residents. mahmood those who got a phone call said the message was confusing. >> they said they were checking new-line the did not say they were releasing gas. we were scared. >> mckenna believe no one would let us know what is going on. >> pdt should have been more sensitive and communicate along the san bruno gas line explosion. da lin, kron4 ms. >> the chp is looking for the driver of a tam pickup
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truck after a woman was killed in an early-morning crash and a woman fled the scene. it happened around 5:30 a.m. when the truck rear ended a honda civic. it's a clear, a wheelchair- bound man was killed. the 67 year-old victim was tracked 300 ft.. police are still working on eight vehicle description. another man in a wheelchair struck and killed this morning in richmond. this is a victim. dave cox was on his way home when he was hit by a
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newer model lexus. reggie kumar tells us if the victim's family is calling on the driver to come forward. >> the family of david cox stated 52 year-old was wall mt., loving and kind. after having coffee with a good friend friday evening, cox decided to wheel himself home, something he has done nearly all of his life, but he never made it. >> my uncle was the center of the family. every holiday season we went to his house. he prodded together. whoever has done this, come forward. ickes sought anything that looks suspicious, please come forward. he would not want this to happen to your family. >> we are a society that
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does not have an answer for the mobility of people in wheelchairs. we knew that there was risk. >> someone in a vehicle literally ran him down and left him to die. richmond investigators have a vague description of the car that hit cox. an older model lexus with tinted windows and a spoiler on the back. reggie kumar, kron4 maze. >> the first lane of the season in the bay area today making things more wet along with cloudy skies. here is
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storm trecker four at 9:00 a.m.. the rain began in the north bay. the weather front pushed east during the morning hours. the most significant rain fell around 11:00 a.m.. the rainfall is pretty light. a few hundredths of an inch if anything at all. temperatures are on the call side, upper 60s and low '70's. fairfield and antioch, 72. these numbers are all going to be coming up a lot for the next couple days. we're returning to summerlike weather as we go into a specially tuesday and wednesday. before tomorrow, look for a formal greetings in fremont, low eighties into santa rosa and concord. as we go into tuesday, more
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significant warming. 80 for oakland and possibly nine these inland. i will let you know how warm it is going to get coming up.
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>> it is home sweet home to american hikers free from an iranian prison. josh fataal and shane bower are back in the west and spoke about their experience. there were charged with spying in 2009 after apparently crossing into iraq. >> 82 year prison ordeal is finally over for two american hikers. >> after all those days in prison, we are now free man . we want to think the media in the united states and around the world for keeping our case in the public side. >> the return to america sunday morning landing at kennedy airport. they crossed the mark territory in toronto and were
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arrested in 2009. if they were released wednesday after a payment of $1 million. there were then flown to amman to enjoy their first days of freedom. a demo we are so happy we are free and are believed to be free. >> two years in prison is two years to long. we hope for the freedom of other political prisoners and unjustly imprisoned people in america and europe. >> a third hike qr had been arrested but was released because of health issues. the hikers say they are extremely happy to be with their families and ready to move on with their lives. >> we are beginning our lives with a new appreciation of for the sweet taste of freedom. >> as the trial of a man accused in connection to the death of michael jackson is moving forward. controversy about jurors in the case
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being influenced by television crime shows if like see aside. stay with us. >> the rain has looked to the east. if fog is pushing into the bay. starting temperatures to my morning, and '40's and 50's. i will let you know the forecast coming up.
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>> used in the death of michael jackson goes on trial this week. popular crime shows could have an impact on jurors. >> endures in the conrad murray case will hear testimony for crimes investigators and the corner. it will not be like an episode of scsi. many attorneys believe that shows like a scsi can have an effect on real a jury trial. they say some jurors expect to be shown the same kinds a clear evidence that they see on television. >> our show has impacted the
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coulter. it is to the point where people expect scsi type of evidence. bamut is frustration because it is
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jurors were asked if they watched csi. >> a great and what to date around the bay area. some slick roadways. this amount of rainfall today from the east bay hills. all of this rain will be in to industry by tomorrow. we have changes in
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the weather coming. here is the shot from mt. tam earlier this evening when of low clouds and areas of fog pushing into debate. gusty winds coming of of the ocean for the afternoon. the warmest place is could hit temperatures in the '90s. seventies and eighties around the bay. the warmest it will be wednesday.
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crowds early on for the east shore. a beautiful monday. tuesday wednesday and thursday, 9 these inland and sunny skies. '80s by the bay. then, as things cool off by the weekend. forecast models hinting at more wet weather comes saturday. the kron4 news will be back at a weather comes saturday. the kron4 news will be back at a ment.
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stanley roberts found some people behaving badly. >> 37 and climbing. >> the city of american canyon has a problem with skeeters. this driver was doing 37 in a 25 mi. per hour zone. >> are you familiar with the speed limits on this road? >> on the same stretch of road, this driver was 10 mi. over the limit. >> i just learned about this back rowad. i apologize. >> drivers try to avoid the rush hour backup and move onto city streets. >> there are did yours on this road.--there are detours on this road. that is why we're here. >> this driver was a ring 37 in the schools on. she had
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an oregon license and was issued a ticket for speed. >> you have a citation as well for not being licensed. >> you need a california license. >> my all-time favorite was the driver of this oval look. the rear passenger was not wearing a seatbelt. >> i did not know. no one ever told me. >> do you have a california driver's license? >> my driver is studying for her test. >> i guess he must pay to 17.
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a patient at an oakland hospital may have died after being given the incorrect medicine. >> bullfighting might be on the way out in spain. a look at one of the last spectacles when we continue.
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>> barack obama in the day area tonight. he attended two different campaign events. he is believed to be spending the night in san jose and tomorrow he will be
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visiting the computer history museum and not to dukes' korea town hall meeting in connection with linkedin. a breakdown in communications with pga knee caused authorities to evacuate several hundred people this afternoon. residents thought that there was a ghastly but pg&e was doing is scheduled release of natural gas. an earthquake in the east bay about an hour ago. a magnitude 3.5 earthquake centered 6 mi. southeast of oakland. several kron4 of your support of the shaking across the east bay as far as sunol. minutes after that and other smaller quakes struck off the coast. it 2.3 magnitude centered 6 mi. northwest of the day the city. so far there are no reports of injuries. an investigation is underway into the death of a cancer patient early saturday morning he was given a fatal dose of medication. maureen kelly
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explains how a labor dispute between hospital and its nurses may aptly a part. >> i felt like perhaps i could have prevented it, if i was there. >> this oncology reward owners with 27 years of the jobs as she was not at her post when the team a cancer patient died. it was not a choice. >> a could not protect this patient. it was a great loss and i feel for the family. i wish i would have been there. felicia says that she and other union nurses were locked out because they took part in this strike thursday. that is when an estimated 27,000 nurses picketed in front of 34 hospitals including summit center in oakland. they were protesting staffing cuts and management issues. the day after the strike nurses showed up for work but were greeted by security guards
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and told to go home because the jobs were being filled in by replacement workers for five days. the the medical air were believed to kill the patient was committed by a replacement a nurse. she administered a fatal medication. >> this is a monumental. this would have never happened by a competent registered nurse. >> the california nurses association say the request the state department public helped launch an investigation into the competency of the replacement of this into the competency of replacement nurses. >> the safety issues, qualifications and training that is necessary for interest right here in a medical center are met by all are registered nurses. if >> hospital says in order to replace the striking workers they had to guarantee their replacements
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five days. the lockout nurses could come back to work when the contract with those nurses is finished on tuesday morning. maureen kelly, kron4 news. a controversial big sale is planned at uc-berkeley. it is called the increased diversity bay castillo organized by a college or republicans. organizers say it is in response but pending affirmative action legislation. pricing is based on your ethnicity. >> we did not expect personal threats to be made an explicit threats to be made to the organizers of the event, burning down the table, throwing baked goods as and other physical
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threats. >> a number of countermeasures have been planned by students including conscious cupcake giveaways to be held the same day to protest what many see as an inherently racist action. there will be an emergency town hall to discuss the big sale and possible actions. >> here is our storm on the satellite view a lot of clouds and rain. it is moving rapidly to the east. the clouds and wet weather are into the nevada desert. the next storm coming down the pipe is going to stay to the north, diverted to the pacific northwest. we will be left with a lot of sunshine and warmer temperatures as we go to the week. a few clouds early on small morning and then we're going to see sunshine for the bulk of the day. slightly warmer, warming up
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a lot by tuesday, especially into wednesday. we started with readings of the '50s. notice the dark blue selling '40's in the north bay valid. through the day things will warm up to the '60s for san francisco, 70 by the bay, mid-70s in san jose and '80s into the warmest inland spots. '90s on tap for tuesday and wednesday. warm through the week but looks like it is calling to cool off for next weekend. will talk more about that coming up. >> in world is, if suicide bombers in afghanistan are using an unusual into a deadly tactics. new explosive devices are difficult to detect. >> july 14th, a suicide bomber killed a senior afghan official at a funeral for the brother of the macarthur died. july 27th, a
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mare was assassinated. august 19th, a suicide bomber targets a government building. september 20th, another suicide bomber assassinates the man leading the peace talks with the telegram. >> for different suicide bombings in two months. all targeting some of the most important leaders in afghanistan. they all had one very unusual thing in common. >> and all four attacks, assailants hit their bombs underneath their turbans.
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an afghan government will have to is more metal detectors, searching people including that it may not happen to pass. turban bombs
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could remain the most effective new weapon because it is often seen as disrespectful to asked to search the headpiece. bought six men charged in the u.k. , a police state or part of a terrorist order is issued . investigators also say to of the suspect traveled to pakistan for terror training. a mass grave discovered and tripoli. officials believed it contains the remains of 1200 victims of a prison massacre in 1996. it started when prisoners rioted because of poor conditions. libya has asked the international community to help identify the bodies which could take years. if you're looking at bdo of one of the last bullfights.
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traders are looking good at home against the jets. the 49ers on the road in cincinnati. both games still to come. here is information on a program note to tell you about. big football we
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get in the books. the 49ers won their second game of the season against the cincinnati bengals. then 49ers put together a drive. the final score, 14-8. san francisco is 2-1 in the
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season. the raiders one of the new york jets. the raiders are also two-one on the season. >> goal while it is alive and up and running in the bay area. what is in local wallets? what can it do for you? i and gabe slate and it is coming up in my tech
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( grunting ) we spend a lot of time together.
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well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere.
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>> time for the kron4 to corporate gabe slate. >> in the future, google sees a world when you lead your wallet at home and pay with your phone when you are out and about. should the
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idea is convenience. instead of pulling out your wallet, use your phone and you have to make your payment. if ec spending machine except google wallet, attack the process of with your phone and outcomes are setup. if you do not want to carry cash, same thing. here is how it works. google wallet cards with google ends with smart phones. these are downloads a glassful wallet and up from the and would market and set up an account. attach a credit card to the count or load money on to legal prepaid card using another payment card. once your account is set up, your good to go. looks for the pay past logo or a sign saying wallet. you will have to enter a forehand secret code that only you know. that is one
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of the many security measures that google has put in place. this has just launched. there are many invitations. you can only use city mastercard credit cards when setting up your account. there's only one song on the market capable of doing google wallet, the samsung and galaxy or the at the touch. it just came out and was getting a lot of buzz. gabe slate, kron4 news. air force one is coming in for a landing at moffett field. the runway is wet and the landing gear is kicking up water on the runway. this is the first rainy day of the season. a lot of clouds out there.
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lower visibility for san francisco and oakland. right now at temperatures are in the '50s and '60s. we have some low clouds to deal with this evening. the weather is long gone. it is going to be a beautiful day with the warmer temperatures. mid-70s for san jose as well as santa clara. look for things
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to warm up in the east bay. low seventies in union city. the upper '70's and low 80's into the no. 8. 83 in fairfield. tuesday and wednesday things are warming up. >> and internationally known street artist has created a st. skate for fans from san francisco in elementary schools.
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>> students at redding elementary know this man by name after he painted will all in view of their playground. they wanted to see him pain the wall again. >> he has been a street artist for 25 years. >> 99.9% i've ever painted has been taken down or sold on ebay. >> this week he is introducing art that comes from a spray can to the children who have come to see him as the artist that transforms their environment.
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>> everything on this wall they get to see from the classroom. >> while this piece is being done without compensation, he has gained international recognition for his st. arts and fine art paintings. his work is displayed in museums and galleries around the world. >> we're getting recognized as a proper, a contemporary artist. >> there is word that the actor sean penn it may have helped gain the release of shane bower and josh fataal. death is coming up in this hollywood minute.
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>> what did sean penn have to do with the release of
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the two americans from prison and iran? lion king is back on top at the box office. >> to american hikers detained in a run for more than two years have returned safely to the u.s. and one of them think sean penn among others for playing a role in their release. ever president of confirms he flew to venezuela to meet with the president about the hikers. jesse james and taliban de are calling it quits. the new 3 d version
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of the lion king reigned at the box office for the second weekend in a row. making just over 22 million. in dolphin tail rounded out the top three. >> the heat is coming back. >> it is starting to return. warmer weather for tomorrow. temperatures in the '60s, '70s and '80s. we're back with the latest at 11:00 p.m.. we will see you then.
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